Did you ever wonder about whether a bird you have just seen was rare or what’s its history in New Hampshire was? Well, read on.

At the January 15th meeting of the Lakes Region Chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire,- you will be able to purchase a copy the Birds of New Hampshire by Keith and Fox which we will be selling for the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. You will get a 463 pages book documenting all of the birds seen in New Hampshire since the 1600’s with great detail about all regularly occurring birds. It is a fascinating read (See highlights of two species below summarized by Bob Fox in a talk given at the Tuftonboro Library last summer).

The book contains:

First state-wide coverage of all species in 110 years

Status and distribution for all 427 species, seasons of occurrence and abundance

History of New Hampshire Christmas Counts

Summary of New Hampshire Hawk-watching data

Location and identity of over 4,800 museum specimens collected in the state

Summary of over 17,500 bird band returns for New Hampshire

Breeding Bird Survey results since 1966

Bibliography of over 1,200 titles covering the last 200 years

Copies of the book may be ordered through the Audubon Society of New Hampshire